Inference – using clues from the story to figure out something the author hasn’t told you; identifying the clues that you used to form a conclusion about reading.
Making inferences will help children understand what they are reading and also helps them to figure out why something happened. To help them pick out the “inferences” ask them, “What do you think will happen?” and “Why is this going to happen?”
Making inferences is helpful in many ways. Making an inference helps to discover the meaning of new words found in text. The meaning of a word can be inferred based on what is going on in the story and the rest of the sentence. Ask your child, “Look for words that you don’t know and see if any of the other words in the sentence or surrounding sentences can give you an idea for what those unknown words mean.”
Making an inference can also help in identifying characters, as well as their roles in the story and their personalities. These inferences can be made by clues from dialog and actions of the characters. Things you can ask your child to help make these inferences are: “After you read this section, see if you can explain why the character acted this way,” and “Look at how the character said (insert a specific quote). How would you have interpreted what that character said if he had said (change how it was said or stress different words)?”
When children connect with a book through inferences, reading becomes more fun for them. Help your child to interact and connect things that he or she has done with the setting or details of the story.
Inference – using clues from the story to figure out something the author hasn’t told you; identifying the clues that you used to form a conclusion about reading.
Making inferences will help children understand what they are reading and also helps them to figure out why something happened. To help them pick out the “inferences” ask them, “What do you think will happen?” and “Why is this going to happen?”
Making inferences is helpful in many ways. Making an inference helps to discover the meaning of new words found in text. The meaning of a word can be inferred based on what is going on in the story and the rest of the sentence. Ask your child, “Look for words that you don’t know and see if any of the other words in the sentence or surrounding sentences can give you an idea for what those unknown words mean.”
Making an inference can also help in identifying characters, as well as their roles in the story and their personalities. These inferences can be made by clues from dialog and actions of the characters. Things you can ask your child to help make these inferences are: “After you read this section, see if you can explain why the character acted this way,” and “Look at how the character said (insert a specific quote). How would you have interpreted what that character said if he had said (change how it was said or stress different words)?”
When children connect with a book through inferences, reading becomes more fun for them. Help your child to interact and connect things that he or she has done with the setting or details of the story.
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